Listen to our latest episode as we discuss Harry T. Hayward, the young wealthy gambler who arranged for the murder of Kitty Ging then, not long before his death, confessed to other murders. We discuss the crime that led to his arrest, conviction, and death. Then we get deep into his family roots where we found murder, colonial ancestors, a Mayflower lineage times three, a family tie to the Springfield Race Riot of 1908, and so much more.
Read MoreBetween 1982 and 1984, over 20 bodies of young men were found in fields, often near near interstates, murdered. All of the victims had stab wounds at the chest and abdomen; several victims disemboweled after death. Who was the monster killing these men?
Well-known in the gay community of Indianapolis, Larry Eyler was considered a good guy, but he had a dark, sadistic streak in his sexual relations. It would be a past lover’s suspicions that would help lead to his arrest.
In this episode, we discuss the crimes of Eyler and then dig into his dysfunctional family and his family’s deep Indiana roots. What we found was even more murder.
In 1872, young boys were lured away and attacked. The perpetrator found then sent to a reform school for boys. Soon after he was released, in 1874, it happened again. First a young girl went missing then a young boy was found murdered.
Who would do these crimes? A young teen by the name of Jesse Harding Pomeroy confessed to the murders. In this, our last Minisode of the year, we discuss his crimes and his ultimate punishment. Then we find out what happened to his family and go back into his deep Massachusetts roots.
The List family seemed perfect from the outside: three active children in the community, a mother who stayed at home, a doting, involved professional father, and a grandmother living with the family.
But all was not as it seemed, something that became readily apparent in December 1971 …
Accused of murdering Belle Starr, Edgar Artemus Watson went before a judge to face the charges. Ultimately, though, the charges were dismissed and the murder never solved. Little did the judge know, Edgar had already murdered at least twice before, and he would murder again and again.
Listen as we discuss his slave-owning South Carolinian ancestors, his multiple wives, lovers, and children, as well as the number of bodies he left Chokoloskee, Florida.
Read MoreIt was called the Crime of the Century in San Francisco, California. Everyone was shocked. The papers couldn’t get enough. How could a nice Sunday school teacher, a man attending medical school, kill two women in the church?
Listen as we discuss The Demon in the Belfry, William Henry Theodore Durrant. We discuss his life before the crimes, the crimes themselves, then talk about his family, particularly his sister, Maud Allan, who found fame and controversy years later.
Summer 2004. A serial killer is on the loose in Kansas City. The police are hunting the killer with the cameras of The First 48 following them. By September, they have the killer in custody, Terry Anthony Blair, a man on parole for the murder of his wife.
What drove him to kill? Was it genetic given that he came from a family of killers? Or is it something more?
Wherever Terry Peder Rasmussen went, death followed in his wake. Yet, no one knew he was a serial killer. Using multiple aliases, Terry was able to evade capture until his dead wife was found buried in cat litter. And, even then, the police didn't discover the depth of his depravity until after he died. Listen as we discuss his crimes and dig deep into his murderous roots.
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